Sydney
"In retrospect, the 1986-7 period can be seen as something of a false dawn for the Sydney experiment, with the ensuing seven seasons proving as bleak as almost any in the club's long and often tortured past. The private ownership experiment was also a failure. In the end, the club owners overstretched themselves and the club ended up in a much worse position financially than it had been before the move to Sydney...."
John Devaney retraces the history of South Melbourne's 'bloodstained angels' - and their modern incarnation into the Sydney Swans
1898 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
South Melbourne's 1898 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-05-14 1 | A | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.10 | 3.12 | 30 | LOST | Carlton | 2.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.11 | 47 | -17 | PRI | 1898-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-05-21 2 | H | South Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 27 | LOST | Essendon | 2.2 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 38 | -11 | LAK | 1898-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-05-24 3 | A | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 8 | LOST | Geelong | 1.0 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 7.18 | 60 | -52 | COR | 1898-05-24 May 24 (Tue, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-05-28 4 | H | South Melbourne | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.10 | 7.11 | 53 | WON | Collingwood | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 42 | 11 | LAK | 1898-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-04 5 | A | South Melbourne | 1.3 | 4.10 | 5.16 | 7.20 | 62 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 21 | 41 | JUN | 1898-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-11 6 | A | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 15 | WON | Melbourne | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 13 | 2 | MCG | 1898-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-18 7 | H | South Melbourne | 4.3 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 51 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.10 | 22 | 29 | LAK | 1898-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-25 8 | H | South Melbourne | 0.3 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 44 | WON | Carlton | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 12 | 32 | LAK | 1898-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-09 9 | A | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 30 | LOST | Essendon | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.10 | 7.12 | 54 | -24 | EME | 1898-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-16 10 | H | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 9 | LOST | Geelong | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.11 | 29 | -20 | LAK | 1898-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-23 11 | A | South Melbourne | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 13 | LOST | Collingwood | 0.2 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 10.13 | 73 | -60 | VIC | 1898-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-30 12 | H | South Melbourne | 1.6 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 12.15 | 87 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 24 | 63 | LAK | 1898-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-08-13 13 | H | South Melbourne | 0.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 43 | WON | Melbourne | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 38 | 5 | LAK | 1898-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-08-20 14 | A | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 10 | LOST | Fitzroy | 4.0 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 9.11 | 65 | -55 | BWS | 1898-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-08-27 SR1 | H | South Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 33 | LOST | Fitzroy | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 6.11 | 47 | -14 | LAK | 1898-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1898-09-03 SR2 | H | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 24 | LOST | Essendon | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 5.11 | 41 | -17 | LAK | 1898-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1898-09-10 SR3 | H | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 6.11 | 47 | WON | Carlton | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 22 | 25 | LAK | 1898-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1898 Player Stats
Player |
GP |
K |
Avg |
H |
Avg |
D |
Avg |
M |
Avg |
HO |
Avg |
T |
Avg |
FF |
FA |
G |
Avg |
B |
TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Dave | 12 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adamson, Jack | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Armstrong, Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown, Eddie | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burns, Allen | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chandler, Joe | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colgan, Charlie | 16 | 13 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cornelius, George | 16 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Davidson, George | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Davis, Johnny | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fleming, Jack | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fraser, Bill | 15 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gardner, Harry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gibson, Dick | 16 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gilligan, Tom | 17 | 12 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Howson, Bert | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeanneret, Henri | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jolly, Jim | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenny Snr, Billy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Machin, Artie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McArthur, Jim | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McDermott, John | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| McNair, Arch | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Minahan, Mick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Donnell, Bob | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Hara, Frank | 15 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Hara, Jack | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pleass, Mick | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Purdy Snr, Harry | 16 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ralph, Jason | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robertson, Val | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Smith, Tom | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Southern, Jack | 15 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sparrow, George | 14 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Strong, Joe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taylor, George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trim, Albert | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Williamson, George | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Windley, Bill | 17 | 1 | 0.1 |